Nonsubstituting, shipping, and dispensing apparatus



H. B. LLOYD 1,910,925

NONSUBSTIITUTING, SHIPPING, AND DISPENSING APPARATUS May 23, 1933. l

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NONSUBSTITUTING, SHIPPING, AND DISPENSING APPARTUS Filed July 22, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

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Patented ,May 23, 1933 u Hnnonn LLOYD, orsrooxcIT-Y, Iowa 1 p NoNsUizs'rITTrNd, snIPPINc, 1

i Application led July 22,

i i An object of my invention isto provide a suitable `container for fluids with certain mel chanical eaturesvwhichl `would render `the containertokbe highlyeflicient from a me- 5 chanical standpoint. ,e Y e y l Another object of my invention is to provide a container forliuids which will involve f a minimum `of parts, thereby creating such a deviceof thegreatest possible simplicity.l

further object of my invention isto provide a container forlluids which is non-` i substituting, orin other words, to provide` a container which can only befilled by the breaking of certain seals placed thereon by the firm or corporation whose product is specifically` `displayed on the container.

y furtherand importantobject of my invention is to `provide a `container in which "the pumping meansiasmade by the firm or eorporationoriginally making the container cannot be applied torother containerswithout agreat deal of labor and botherf e i Another jobject of my invention is to pro `vide such apump made in a variety of ways so" that non-substitution of these pumps on other 1 containers will `be quite readily` Nachieved. y y Y e, v `A furtherobject of my invention is' the combination of a noni-substituting pump in the manner above described, togetherl with othersuitable andeflicient means for evacu- A Ul A UI

`ating the lluidlfr'om the ,container thereby creating adevice of which characterwhichn would have the simplest andinostdesirable features incorporated therein. y

With these and other objects in view, my" invention@consists inthe construction, ar-` rangement, and combination` of the various `parts of my device whereby the objectscontemplated are attained as hereinafter more fully set"fortlnpointed out in my claims,4 e e nd illustrated in the accompanying drawg `ings, in which:` y f f v e Figure 1"is` a sectional view of the con` tainer taken through the centerofthe same showing the pump, dischargetube, and valve y e e arrangement,` v f u Figure 21is a view ofthelower part of the pump in one-non-substituting formas appliedftothe container," d be; e w l e Y be described` in the specifications.

ways, asin Figures 6 and7. y InFigure 6,

AND :orsPENsING APPARATUS 1931. serial No. 552,333.`

Figure 3 is another form of the same pump as applied to the container in a similar manner, v e

. Figure t is an enlarged, sectional View of `the valve, valve housing, and balilingar- 155 rangement, l i y Fignre is a view .of the valve holderas applied tothe lower plate in the container, which will be described later, Y

Figure 6 is a plan view of the valve on 60 the same pl'ateshowing the plate mountedin one manner, and .1 1 e e `Figure7 is aview of the same showing the plate mounted in another manner, which will I have used the reference characters 10 and 11 lto denote the top" and bottom of the container respectively, `and 12 `denotes the side Walls of the'container. y e i `A bung 13, threaded internally, is Welded to the top of the container y and projects l downwardly. Into this bung 13 is threadedly secured the delivery tube 14 and through the top of the bung 13 is screwed the short `pipe 15 which is threadablyengaged at Ll0 75 With the pump 41. y v u t The lower end ofthe discharge tube 1li 1s threadably engaged with the valve housing 22S-'w C which s contains bailling v flanges 116 which are solid` portions of the housings@ 23e-a itself. e t

A "gasket 17 is provided beneath the flanges 18 of the said housing and rests upon the plate 19, lwhicliplate extends across the sump 20. The gasket 17 is secured against P85 leakageby means of the rivets 21 or which may be other suitable means for retaining a gasketunder the proper pressure to` enable the gasket to operate as a liquid-tight means ,i l i f :On the plate 19a1e mounted the earsQQ, which` are adapted to receive the thin flap valve 23, which valve closes the ope11ing24. The construction of the ears 22, which are made 'up of a single piece and bent as showny9 is shown attached to the platte 19, as in Figure 5. 1

The plate 19 can be fastened to the bot-` tomrendlllof the container inone or more the plate is shown spot-welded as atpoints 25 on its four corners, or as in Figure 7, with seam-welds as at 26, only in two coiners. The plate 19 is made relatively long over the sump 20 to provide a flexible means when connected with the discharge tube 14 so that in shipping or handling of the container, no undue strains will be developed between the upper and lower ends of the container, 10 and 11 respectively. To ac-` complish the same results, the plate 19 is welded as shown in Figure 7 as at 26 thus creating a tendency for more resiliency between the rigid structures consisting of the discharge tube and the valve housing, as applied between the ends 10 and 11 ofthe container. Y

Itwill be seen from the foregoing constructions that any strain of movements between the ends 10 and 11 of the container, either in a direction toward or away from each other will be absorbed or taken up by means of this plate structure. This is a very important feature in the construction of such containers, since in many cases, discharge tubes fixed vfirmly to the top and bottom ends of such containers will break olf in use, or set up harmful crystallization.

It will be seenv from my 'structure that this condition isv remedied to a great extent and eliminates the necessity for supportingl a valve housing with the valve housing hanging freely from one end, which condition might have harmful tendencies.

The flap valve 23 is urged against the opening 24 by means of the spring 39.

An additional vbung 27 is provided in the top 10 of the container. This vbung is provided with a small set kscrew 28 which is removed when pumping fluid from the container. The purpose of this is to admit air pressure within the container. |Ihe bung 27 is also provided with suitable seals and locking means, -sueh as a key-pin which are .to be placed on the bung by the firm or corporation having its product displayed on the container.

In Figure 2, is shown a modified arrangement of the lower end of the pump 17. InA

this case, the bung 29 threadably engages the discharge tube 14 in a similar manner to that shown in Figure 1. The upper face 30 of the bung 29 is smoothly machined.

The pump is attached to the bung 29 against the face 30 thereof by means of screws 31 passing through the flanges 32 of the pump, the screws 31 being threadably engaged with the tapped holes 33 in the bung 29.

A gasket 34 is tightened under pressure against the lower face of the flange 32 and the face 30 of the bung 39 by vthe same means and at the same time. v c

In Figure 3, is shown a further modification of the lower end of the pump as aiiixed to the bung 29 and is slightly differentrin that a gasket 35 is placed within the recessant portion 36, the gasket being tightened by the screws 31 passing through the ears 37, which ears are an integral part of the lower end of the pump.

It will be seen that these constructions Aoffer a great advantage to the firm or corporation using their product in the container which has their display thereon.

For example, 1t would be comparatively Vimpossible for a dealerto usea pump of this yconstitute an awkward arrangement, and the pump would probably hang at an angle unless supported in such an opening in a suitablemanner which in itself would involve further expense and trouble. If the lower end of the pump were made as in Figures 2 and 3, and the dealer then tried to use on another container, he would be forced to provide tapped holes and finished gasket surfaces in the bungs of such containers, which would require special machining, which ordinarily would not be attempted.

ln shipping these containers, it will be noted that the upper ends 38 of the inside threaded portionof the bungs will be left cleai so that a suit-able plug can be screwed in to prevent the outlet of any fluid within the container.

The sump 2O is incorporated in thebottom. 11 of the container so that the maximum amount of fiuid can be pumped therefrom.

The baliie plates 16 are adapted to prevent the insertion of any instrument, such as a long wire, which might be usedto try to manipulate the valve 23 so as to allow the influx of a product through the discharge tube 14, which product would not be authorized bythe ,firm or corporation displayed on the container.

The baiie plates 16 are provided in overlapping relation so that under no possible circumstances can any instrument of this nature be twisted around so as to pass through the valve housing up to the valve. These baffles are solid and contain no holes therein which holes might allow the insertion of a wire or such means.

1 It will be seen that my invention incorporates a variety of desirable features.

, An important feature is that of the nonsubstitution of a pump as supplied by a distributor. The pumps asV ordinarily supplied for this purpose have extra thread faces for screwing into thecontainer, whereas, in my construction these threads aredispensed with and the provision of certain constructions eliminates convenient substitution unless a great deal of expense and labor is entered into." y

` Another important feature of my invention is the provision of a valve in a container at its lower end to allowthe removal` of a fluid only through a discharge tube above said valve, which valve is protected from undesirable manipulation by suitable y baffling means.

real spirit and purpose of my invention, and

it is my intention to cover by my claims any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention: y

` l. In combination with a container, adischarge tube within the container a vbaffle plateliousing attached to the lower end of the discharge tube, and a resilient plate attached to the baille plate housing and to the container bottom.

2. In combination with a container, a dis-p. charge tube within the container, a bale plate housing attached to the lower end of the discharge tube, and a resilient plate attached to the baille plate'housing and to the container bottom, and a sump positioned beneath the baille plate housing.

3. In combination with a container, a discharge tube within the container, a housing including a plurality cil-integral overlapping plates attached to the lower end of the discharge tube, and a resilient plate at-` tached to the housingarranged to provide flexibility between the upper and lower container ends.

4. In combination with a container, a discharge tube within the container, a housing including aplurality of integral overlapping plates attached to the lower end of the discharge tube, and a resilient plate attached to the housing arranged to provide `flexibility between `the upper and lower Vcontainer ends, said resilient plate having a port and valve means for closingV the port.

5. In combination with a container, a discharge tube within the container, a housing including a plurality ofintegral overlapdischarge tube, and a resilient plate attached to the housing arranged to provide flexibility between the upper and lower container ends, said resilient plate having a port and valve means for closing the port, comprising a relatively thin disc. y Y

6. In combination with a container, a discharge tube within the container, a housing including a plurality of integral overlapping plates attached to the lower end of the discharge tube, and a resilient plate attached to the housing arranged to provide flexibility between the upper and lower container ends, said resilient platehaving a port, and valve means for closing the port, comprising airelatively thin disc, said disc being spring-urged against the port.

7. In combination with acontainer, a discharge tube within the container, a housing ping plates attached `to the lower end of the including a plurality of integral overlapping plates attached to the lower end of the discharge tube, and a resilient plate attached to the housing arranged to provide flexibility between the upper and lower container ends, said resilient plate having a port, and valve means for closing the port,

and a sump positioned beneath the port.

8. In a non-substituting container having top and bottom walls and a side wall, a discharge pipe positioned substantially on the` axis of the container and rigidly attached to the top wall thereof, a housing attached to the lower end of the discharge pipe, a valved port within the housing, an integral sump i formed from the bottom ofthe container positioned beneath the valved port, and a lengthened plate overlapping the sump arranged to provide a resilient connection `between the top and bottom walls of the container.

9. In a non-substituting container having top and bottom walls and a side wall, a discharge pipe positioned substantially on the axis of the container and rigidly attached to the top wallvthereof, a housing attached to the lower end of theV discharge pipe, and

including a plurality of overlapping baille plates formed integrally therewith, a sump, a flexible plate attached to the bottom wall and positioned across the sump, a port hole in the flexible plate, a spring-urged valve pivotally secured above the port, said housing being arranged to inclose the port and the valve and attached to the flexible plate. Signed at Sioux City, Iowa, this 13th day of July, 1931.

HARGLD B'. LLOYD. 

